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Yes, Britain really does have a men’s Wimbledon champion and reaction was, by
turns, incredulous, impressed and gushing. “It’s great for the British
Isles, they’ve always wanted a second Fred Perry and they’ve got another one
now,” Rod Laver, the four-time Wimbledon champion, said.

David Cameron, who watched from the Royal Box, said that Murray’s performance
was amazing, “but also an amazing day for British tennis and for Britain. He
never gave up and it was magnificent.”

Alex Salmond, the Scottish First Minister, underlined his close connection to
the new champion. “Everything about him is about self-improvement, and he
deserves